Open AccessPerceptions of strategies for successful weight loss in persons with serious mental illness participating in a behavioral weight loss intervention: A qualitative study.
Author(s) -
Roza Vazin,
Emma E. McGinty,
Faith Dickerson,
Arlene Dalcin,
Stacy Goldsholl,
Meghan Oefinger Enriquez,
Gerald J. Jerome,
Joseph V. Gennusa,
Gail L. Daumit
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
psychiatric rehabilitation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1559-3126
pISSN - 1095-158X
DOI - 10.1037/prj0000182
Subject(s) - weight loss , psycinfo , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , mental illness , mental health , psychology , population , qualitative research , medicine , social support , gerontology , clinical psychology , medline , psychiatry , obesity , environmental health , psychotherapist , political science , law , social science , sociology
The purpose of this study was to describe perceptions of weight loss strategies, benefits, and barriers among persons with serious mental illness who lost weight in the ACHIEVE behavioral weight loss intervention.